This isn’t the best quality picture ever but I wanted to take a photo of a group of beautiful cottages that are situated on Station Road in Erdington. A past project of BCT’s, these grade II listed properties were restored to their ...
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This stunning Art Deco cinema named The Reel is situated on the Hagley Road on the way to Mucklows Hill. The cinema in Quinton opened its doors in 1939 and was originally called the Danilo. It was August 7th and the cinema was showing ...
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This imposing wreck of a building is easily visible from the Cross City trainline going north out of the city centre. Its sorry form looms large against the skyline, the water tower, still intact, stands tall above the rest of the building. ...
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First things first, thank you for stopping by and welcome to the Coffin Fitting Works conservation blog! Let me begin by introducing myself and my colleague Malcolm, who will be responsible for the stunning images in this blog… My name is Barbara De Santis ...
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Once again I find myself taking photos down at Digbeth. This time the picture is of a curious little building that is in a state of disrepair. It has a lovely square tower and a little research on the Internet has informed ...
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New blogger Jo Just like to say a quick hello and that I’m very excited about joining my fellow bloggers in all Birmingham related heritage goodness. I’ve lived in Birmingham all my life and am very proud of my heritage and the rich architecture ...
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I was pretty excited when I learnt about this from a newsletter sent by Erdington councillors, so I had to seek it out and get a photo. There is a little building on the Erdington/Wylde Green border which was once the tram ...
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Has anyone else spent time looking at St Philip’s cathedral and wondered why it has a pig on its weathervane? St Philip’s was built by commission in the early 1700s. The church was consecrated in 1715 but the tower remained unfinished due ...
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I love going to the Custard Factory. The lovely old industrial building is a hub for artists and creativity of all kinds and is constantly reinventing itself. I love this piece of street art found on one of the walls of the ...
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Birmingham Conservation Trust are taking part in the first Big Give Charities Raffle. You can buy tickets on behalf of Birmingham Conservation Trust and be in with a chance of winning one of the many fantastic prizes on offer. Each ticket costs just £1 ...
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